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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}'''Paul Trijbits''' is a Dutch born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.
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'''Paul Trijbits''' is a Dutch-born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.


== Career ==
== Career ==


Before joining the [[UK Film Council]], Paul Trijbits produced and executive produced a number of feature films with both first-time and established directors. His credits during this time include [[Richard Stanley (film director)|Richard Stanley]]'s ''Hardware'', [[Danny Cannon]]'s [[The Young Americans (film)|''The Young Americans'']], and [[Paul Weiland]]'s ''[[Roseanna's Grave]]. ''Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bloody Sunday|url=http://filmhuisgouda.nl/bloodysunday.pdf|work={{ill|Filmhuis Gouda|nl}}}}</ref>
Before joining the [[UK Film Council]], Paul Trijbits produced a number of feature films including [[Richard Stanley (film director)|Richard Stanley]]'s ''Hardware'' and [[Danny Cannon]]'s [[The Young Americans (film)|''The Young Americans'']]. Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bloody Sunday|url=http://filmhuisgouda.nl/bloodysunday.pdf|work={{ill|Filmhuis Gouda|nl}}|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724152050/http://www.filmhuisgouda.nl/bloodysunday.pdf|archivedate=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is currently CEO of FilmWave, the company he founded in 2012 with Christian Grass.


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===UK FilmCouncil (2000–2006)===
He is currently partner and co CEO at '''FilmWave''', the company he founded in 2012 with Christian Grass.


In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the [[UK Film Council]]. During his six-year tenure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer|url=http://www.londonswf.com/2010/speakers/paul-trijbits|work=[[London Screenwriters' Festival]] 2010}}</ref> key initiatives such as the Berlinale Talent Campus were launched and he supported films such as [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']] ''(Golden Bear, Berlin 2002), [[The Magdalene Sisters]] (Golden Lion, Venice 2002).'' In 2006, New Cinema Fund supported [[Ken Loach]]'s ''The [[The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)|Wind that Shakes the Barley]]'' and [[Andrea Arnold]]'s ''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]] won the Palme D'Or and the Prix du Jury in Cannes, respectively.''
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'''UK FilmCouncil (2000 - 2006)'''


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===Ruby Films (2007–2012)===
In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the [[UK Film Council]], which at its inception had £5 million a year<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Nick|title=In Bed with the Film Council|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/54|work=[[Sight & Sound]]}}</ref> to support talent and encourage innovation, backing lower-budget films and shorts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawtrey|first=Adam|title=U.K. Film Council puts funding team in place|url=http://stage.variety.com/article/VR1117785082.html?categoryid=19&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>


In 2007, Trijbits joined [[Alison Owen]]'s production company Ruby Films.<ref name="focusfeatures">{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits Bio|url=http://focusfeatures.com/jane_eyre/castncrew?member=paul_trijbits|work=Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film}}</ref> Credits include [[Cary Fukunaga]]'s [[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|''Jane Eyre'']], starring [[Mia Wasikowska]], [[Michael Fassbender]] & [[Judi Dench]]; [[Stephen Frears]]' [[Tamara Drewe (film)|''Tamara Drewe'']], starring [[Gemma Arterton]]; and [[Disney]]'s ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'', starring [[Emma Thompson]] & [[Tom Hanks]]. He also executive produced [[Andrea Arnold]]'s [[Fish Tank (film)|''Fish Tank'']] (Prix de Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2006), [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]]'s ''[[Five Minutes of Heaven]]'' (Best Director & Screenplay Sundance Film Festival 2009); [[International Emmy Awards#International_Emmys|International Emmy]] award winning TV series [[Small Island (television drama)|''Small Island'']] based on [[Andrea Levy]]'s much praised novel, starring [[Naomie Harris]], [[David Oyelowo]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] & [[Ruth Wilson (actress)|Ruth Wilson]]; [[Stephen Poliakoff]]'s Golden Globe winner ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing On The Edge]]'', starring [[Helena Bonham Carter]], which had its gala premiere at the [[61st Berlin International Film Festival]].
During his six-year tenure,<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer|url=http://www.londonswf.com/2010/speakers/paul-trijbits|work=[[London Screenwriters' Festival]] 2010}}</ref> Trijbits established key initiatives such as the digital shorts programme and backed films that won prestigious awards such as [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']]'' & '[[The Magdalene Sisters]] ''winning the'' Berlinale Golden Bear ''and the'' Venice Golden Lion, respectively, ''showcased new talent and broke new ground with ''[[This Is Not a Love Song]]'').<ref name="tvdramaforum">{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits|url=http://www.tvdramaforum.com/programme/opening-welcome-from-the-chair/paul-trijbits|work=TV Drama Forum}}</ref> In 2006 Trijbits celebrated a double win at the [[2006 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] for [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[The Wind That Shakes the Barley]]'' and [[Andrea Arnold]]'s ''[[Red Road (film)|Red Road]]''.


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===FilmWave (2012–present)===
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'''Ruby Films (2007-2012)'''


With [[Anthony Bregman]]'s Likely Story, Trijbits co-produced ''[[Sing Street]]'', directed by [[John Carney (director)|John Carney]] (''[[Once (film)|Once]]'' & ''[[Begin Again (film)|Begin Again]]''), and ''[[Every Day (2018 film)|Every Day]]'' based on [[David Levithan]]'s YA novel for MGM. He also produced ''[[Alone in Berlin (film)|Alone in Berlin]],'' with Emma Thompson & Brendan Gleeson and Martin Koolhoven's ''[[Brimstone (2016 film)|Brimstone]]'' starring [[Guy Pearce]] & [[Dakota Fanning]]. He executive produced [[J.K. Rowling]]'s ''[[ The Casual Vacancy (miniseries)|The Casual Vacancy]] f''or the [[BBC]] and [[HBO]] and in 2020 he launched the Netflix Original Series ''[[The Letter for the King (TV series)|The Letter for the King]]'', based on his favourite book when growing up in Holland.
In 2007, Trijbits joined [[Alison Owen]]'s London-based production company Ruby Films (established in 1999) as a partner.<ref name="focusfeatures">{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits Bio|url=http://focusfeatures.com/jane_eyre/castncrew?member=paul_trijbits|work=Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film}}</ref> Credits at Ruby include [[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|''Jane Eyre'']], directed by [[Cary Fukunaga]] and starring [[Mia Wasikowska]], [[Michael Fassbender]] and [[Judi Dench]]; [[Tamara Drewe (film)|''Tamara Drewe'']] (Official Selection – [[2010 Cannes Film Festival]]), directed by [[Stephen Frears]], starring [[Gemma Arterton]]; and ''[[Saving Mr Banks]]'' for [[Disney]], starring [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Tom Hanks]].

He executive produced [[Toast (film)|''Toast'']], based on the book by [[Nigel Slater]], starring [[Helena Bonham Carter]], which had its gala premiere at the [[61st Berlin International Film Festival]] and attracted 6.2 million viewers on BBC One.

Trijbits also executive produced [[Andrea Arnold]]'s [[Fish Tank (film)|''Fish Tank'']], which competed in Official Competition at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]]; [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]]'s ''[[Five Minutes of Heaven]]'', winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the [[25th Sundance Film Festival|2009 Sundance Film Festival]]; [[International Emmy#International Emmys|International Emmy]] award winning [[Small Island (television drama)|''Small Island'']], based on the novel by [[Andrea Levy]], starring [[Naomie Harris]], [[David Oyelowo]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Ruth Wilson (actress)|Ruth Wilson]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Trijbits|url=http://www.rubyfilms.co.uk/about-us/paul-trijbits/|work=Ruby Film and Television}}</ref> and [[Stephen Poliakoff]]'s ''[[Dancing on the Edge (TV series)|Dancing On The Edge]]'', starring [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] and [[Matthew Goode]].

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'''FilmWave (2012–present)'''

With Anthony Bregman's Likely Story, Trijbits through his company FilmWave most recently produced ''Sing St '', directed by [[John Carney (director)|John Carney]] (''[[Once (film)|Once]]'' & ''[[Begin Again (film)|Begin Again]]''), which is due for release in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Sarah|title=Against all odds|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reports/in-focus/against-all-odds/5029093.article|work=Screen Daily}}</ref> He is currently executive producer on [[J.K. Rowling]]'s ''[[The Casual Vacancy]]'', a television series for the [[BBC]] and [[HBO]].


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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! Year !! Film !! Role
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''Hardware'' || Producer
| 1990 || [[Hardware (1990 film)|''Hardware'' ]]|| Producer
|-
|-
| 1993 || [[Dust Devil (1993 film)|''Dust Devil'']] || Executive producer
| 1993 || [[Dust Devil (1993 film)|''Dust Devil'']] || Executive producer
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| 1997 || ''[[Roseanna's Grave]]'' || Producer
| 1997 || ''[[Roseanna's Grave]]'' || Producer
|-
|-
| 2000 || [[Paranoid (2000 thriller film)|''Paranoid'']] || Producer
| 2000 || [[Paranoid (film)|''Paranoid'']] || Producer
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''My Brother Tom'' || Executive producer
| 2001 || ''[https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0273850/?ref_=nm_filmo_pastfilmvid_58 My Brother Tom]'' || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2002 || [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']] || Executive producer
| 2002 || [[Bloody Sunday (TV film)|''Bloody Sunday'']] || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2002 || [[This is not a love song|''This Is Not a Love Song'']] || Executive producer
| 2002 || [[This Is Not a Love Song (film)|''This Is Not a Love Song'']] || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Tomorrow La Scala!]]'' || Executive producer
| 2002 || ''[[Tomorrow La Scala!]]'' || Executive producer
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| 2002 || ''[[The Magdalene Sisters]]'' || Executive producer
| 2002 || ''[[The Magdalene Sisters]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Noi Albinoi'' || Executive producer
| 2002 || ''[[Noi the Albino|Noi Albinoi]]'' || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Bodysong]]'' (documentary) || Executive producer
| 2003 || ''[[Bodysong]]'' (documentary) || Executive producer
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|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Alone in Berlin (film)|Alone in Berlin]]'' || Producer
| 2016 || ''[[Alone in Berlin (film)|Alone in Berlin]]'' || Producer
|-
|2016
|''[[Sing Street]]''
|Co-Producer
|-
|2016
|''[[Brimstone (2016 film)|Brimstone]]''
|Co-Producer
|-
|2018
|''[[Every Day (2018 film)|Every Day]]''
|Producer
|-
|-
|}
|}
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! Year !! Film !! Role
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
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| 1988 || ''Fear of Drowning'' || Producer
| 1988 || ''[https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0095144/?ref_=search_search_search_result_1 Fear of Drowning]'' || Producer
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''Voice of the Moon'' (documentary) || Producer
| 1990 || ''[[The Voice of the Moon|Voice of the Moon]]'' (documentary) || Producer
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Ape'' || Executive producer
| 2002 || ''Ape'' || Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''Alice'' || Executive producer
| 2010 || ''[https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1667673/?ref_=nm_filmo Alice]'' || Executive producer
|}
|}


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| 2003 || ''[[This Little Life]]'' (TV movie) || Co-Executive producer
| 2003 || ''[[This Little Life]]'' (TV movie) || Co-Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''Bad Mother's Handbook'' (TV movie) || Executive producer
| 2008 || ''[[The Bad Mother's Handbook|Bad Mother's Handbook]]'' (TV movie) || Executive producer
|-
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| 2014 || ''[[The Casual Vacancy (miniseries)|The Casual Vacancy]]'' (TV series) || Executive producer
|-
|-
|2020
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| 2014 || ''[[The Casual Vacancy (TV series)|The Casual Vacancy]]'' (TV series) || Executive producer
|''[[The Letter for the King (TV series)|The Letter for the King]]'' (TV series)
|Executive producer
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0872799}}
* {{IMDb name|0872799}}
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/427393 Paul Trijbits] at the British Film Institute
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122193348/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/427393 Paul Trijbits] at the British Film Institute
* [http://www.rubyfilms.co.uk Ruby Film and Television]
* [http://www.rubyfilms.co.uk Ruby Film and Television]


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[[Category:Dutch film producers]]
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[[Category:Dutch television producers]]

Latest revision as of 01:07, 18 June 2024

Paul Trijbits is a Dutch-born film and television producer living in London, with his wife Patricia and children Jakob and Lea.

Career

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Before joining the UK Film Council, Paul Trijbits produced a number of feature films including Richard Stanley's Hardware and Danny Cannon's The Young Americans. Trijbits was a founder member and former co-chair of the New Producers Alliance (NPA).[1] He is currently CEO of FilmWave, the company he founded in 2012 with Christian Grass.

UK FilmCouncil (2000–2006)

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In 2000, Paul Trijbits was appointed Head of the New Cinema Fund at the UK Film Council. During his six-year tenure,[2] key initiatives such as the Berlinale Talent Campus were launched and he supported films such as Bloody Sunday (Golden Bear, Berlin 2002), The Magdalene Sisters (Golden Lion, Venice 2002). In 2006, New Cinema Fund supported Ken Loach's The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Andrea Arnold's Red Road won the Palme D'Or and the Prix du Jury in Cannes, respectively.

Ruby Films (2007–2012)

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In 2007, Trijbits joined Alison Owen's production company Ruby Films.[3] Credits include Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre, starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender & Judi Dench; Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe, starring Gemma Arterton; and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks, starring Emma Thompson & Tom Hanks. He also executive produced Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (Prix de Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2006), Oliver Hirschbiegel's Five Minutes of Heaven (Best Director & Screenplay Sundance Film Festival 2009); International Emmy award winning TV series Small Island based on Andrea Levy's much praised novel, starring Naomie Harris, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch & Ruth Wilson; Stephen Poliakoff's Golden Globe winner Dancing On The Edge, starring Helena Bonham Carter, which had its gala premiere at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.

FilmWave (2012–present)

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With Anthony Bregman's Likely Story, Trijbits co-produced Sing Street, directed by John Carney (Once & Begin Again), and Every Day based on David Levithan's YA novel for MGM. He also produced Alone in Berlin, with Emma Thompson & Brendan Gleeson and Martin Koolhoven's Brimstone starring Guy Pearce & Dakota Fanning. He executive produced J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy for the BBC and HBO and in 2020 he launched the Netflix Original Series The Letter for the King, based on his favourite book when growing up in Holland.

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film Role
1990 Hardware Producer
1993 Dust Devil Executive producer
1993 The Young Americans Producer
1995 Boston Kickout Executive producer
1997 Roseanna's Grave Producer
2000 Paranoid Producer
2001 My Brother Tom Executive producer
2002 Bloody Sunday Executive producer
2002 This Is Not a Love Song Executive producer
2002 Tomorrow La Scala! Executive producer
2002 The Magdalene Sisters Executive producer
2002 Noi Albinoi Executive producer
2003 Bodysong (documentary) Executive producer
2003 Intermission Executive producer
2003 Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (documentary) Executive producer
2003 Touching the Void (documentary) Executive producer
2004 In My Father's Den Executive producer
2004 Yes Executive producer
2004 Bullet Boy Executive producer
2005 Shooting Dogs Executive producer
2005 Pierrepoint Executive producer
2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley Executive producer
2006 Red Road Executive producer
2006 London to Brighton Executive producer
2006 This Is England Executive producer
2007 Brick Lane Executive producer
2007 Nightwatching Executive producer
2008 Five Minutes of Heaven Executive producer
2009 Fish Tank Executive producer
2010 Chatroom Producer
2010 Tamara Drewe Producer
2010 Toast Executive producer
2011 Jane Eyre Producer
2012 Lay the Favorite Producer
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Executive producer
2016 Alone in Berlin Producer
2016 Sing Street Co-Producer
2016 Brimstone Co-Producer
2018 Every Day Producer

Short films

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Year Film Role
1988 Fear of Drowning Producer
1990 Voice of the Moon (documentary) Producer
2002 Ape Executive producer
2010 Alice Executive producer

Television

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Year Programme Role
2001 Is Harry on the Boat? (TV movie) Executive producer
2003 This Little Life (TV movie) Co-Executive producer
2008 Bad Mother's Handbook (TV movie) Executive producer
2014 The Casual Vacancy (TV series) Executive producer
2020 The Letter for the King (TV series) Executive producer

References

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  1. ^ "Bloody Sunday" (PDF). Filmhuis Gouda [nl]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Paul Trijbits – Executive Producer". London Screenwriters' Festival 2010.
  3. ^ "Paul Trijbits Bio". Jane Eyre – A Focus Features Film.
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